Despite being married and having one child, a 24-year-old lady named Sumayyah Abdallah has graduated with a Medicine degree and won 23 awards as the best-graduating student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Nigeria. She also won a cash prize worth 400 thousand naira.
Sumayyah obtained her bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Nigeria. Despite being a married woman and mother, she bagged the degree with an outstanding distinction.
She won the award of overall best graduating medical student in the university and was also awarded 23 notable awards for her remarkable performance. Sumayya was also awarded a cash prize worth 400 thousand naira as reported by Tribune.
She said she got married in 2021 immediately after her fourth year in the university and gave birth about 3 weeks away from her fifth-year examinations. Summayah said she had so many good grades throughout her time in the university which made her achieve the feat.
“Alhamdulillah, I feel really happy, seeing the smiles on my parents’ faces and their tears of joy is the most satisfying feeling in the whole wide world,” she said while expressing her excitement about her achievement.
She mentioned that marriage did not affect her but rather it motivated her to work harder. “Marriage affected my studies positively, it gave me more motivation and determinants than ever. It made me more focused on achieving my goals,” she said.
She stated that having a baby in medical school, especially while carrying the 9-month pregnant, and taking care of the child after delivery was challenging for her. Sumayyah stated that it was because she had to read, go to lectures, and sit for many tests.
Source: scholarshipregion.com